Of Habit - Couverture souple

Ravaisson, Felix

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847061982 ISBN 13 : 9781847061980

Editeur : Continuum, 2008

Synopsis

Felix Ravaissons seminal philosophical essay, Of Habit, was first published in French in 1838. It traces the origins and development of habit and proposes the principle of habit as the foundation of human nature. This metaphysics of habit steers a path between materialism and idealism in one of the best and most sophisticated treatments of the topic. Ravaissons work was pivotal in the development of European thought and has had a significant influence on such key thinkers as Proust, Bergson, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Derrida, and Deleuze. This edition makes this remarkable and hugely important work available to an English-speaking audience for the first time. Clare Carlisle and Mark Sinclair provide a comprehensive introduction to Ravaissons life, works and enduring influence that clearly situates Ravaissons text within the European philosophical tradition. The translation also includes a thorough commentary on the text that illuminates its arguments and its context.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Felix Ravaisson (1813-1900) was a French philosopher who held a number of prestigious posts, including that of Curator of Classical Antiquities at the Louvre. His work influenced generations of European philosophers, including Henri Bergson, Martin Heidegger and Gilles Deleuze.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Continuum
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1847061982
• ISBN 13: 9781847061980
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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